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Caramel Coconut Candies

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Caramel Coconut Candies

A wonderful recipe for caramel candy with coconut, very easy to prepare. This recipe can be prepared ahead of time for your guests.

Total time75 min
Prep35 min
Cook40 min
Yield8 servings
DifficultyMedium
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Recipe tags

DessertsInternationalVegetarianGluten freeEgg freeMediumLong cook

Ingredients

  • For the Nestlé-style milk:
  • 1 cup powdered milk
  • 1 cup fine granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • For the caramel:
  • 1 cup coarse sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Shredded coconut, as needed
  • Preparing the Nestlé-style milk:
  • Preparing the caramel:

Method

  1. Place the powdered milk, the sugar, the hot water, and the butter in a blender and blend well until you have Nestlé milk, then set aside.
  2. Place the sugar in a pan over low heat until it melts and caramelizes; then add the butter and stir. Next add the Nestlé milk prepared earlier. Add the salt and stir everything together until well combined for about 3 minutes...
    Timers: 3 min
  3. Chill in the refrigerator until well cooled for about an hour.
  4. Set aside a little caramel for garnish.
  5. Gradually add the coconut to the caramel and mix until you get a cohesive mass. Shape the mixture into discs, roll them in coconut, and garnish with caramel and more coconut.
  6. Put them in the refrigerator until they cool well for one hour. Leave a little of the caramel aside for decoration. Add the coconut gradually to the caramel and mix until you have a somewhat firm mixture... Shape the mixture into circles,,d
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